Interact, the multi-award-winning UK-based contact centre outsourcer, is thrilled to announce the launch of its newest contact centre in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, further expanding its global footprint. Founded in 2011, Interact has grown year-on-year, becoming one of the UK’s leading independent, employee-owned contact centre outsourcers. The company partners with some of the world’s leading brands to deliver exceptional customer service, sales, and retention solutions across voice and digital channels. Interact’s South Africa site adds an additional 250 seats to its existing UK contact centre capacity in Richmond Upon Thames, Wigan, alongside a robust homeworking team. Interact South Africa…
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Edinburgh’s favorite brunch destination, Tani Modi, is thrilled to announce the launch of its much-anticipated dinner service. Known for its vibrant brunch and lunch offerings, Tani Modi will now open its doors every Thursday to Sunday evening, inviting guests to enjoy a curated dinner experience led by award-winning Chef Tunde Abifarin and his talented team. The dinner menu is a collaborative creation from the Tani Modi team, inspired by the same warmth, authenticity, and sense of community that diners have come to love. Chef Tunde Abifarin—widely celebrated for his innovative pan-African flavors and named Be Inclusive Hospitality’s Chef of the…
Knowledge and experience of coding and digital skills have a positive impact on students’ interest in entrepreneurship, finds research from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. Computer science, digital, and entrepreneurship departments in higher education should collaborate to design courses that bridge the gap between technology and entrepreneurship. Giuliano Sansone, Assistant Professor in Management from UCD Smurfit School, alongside colleagues from POLIMI Graduate School of Management and Politecnico di Torino, investigated the influence of coding and digital skills on students’ entrepreneurial intentions and entrepreneurship. From a survey of more than 2600 university students, the researchers found that coding and digital…
Judges reward Aqueous Digital director with gold in Business Woman of the Year category WHAT makes somebody an innovator in their field is often the subject of intense debate. However, judges for this year’s National Business Women’s Awards agreed that Emma Guy is one. The Chief Commercial Officer at Aqueous Digital, she took gold in the ‘Business Woman of the Year – Small (£1m to £10m turnover)’ category at a lavish ceremony in London on Friday. “It was a privilege to stand next to so many remarkable business women who act as role models every day,” said Emma, who lives…
Ethos Partners LLP, one of Europe’s most active lower-mid market private equity investors, is pleased to announce its investment in Strata Creative Holdings Ltd, one of the UK’s leading brand experience and events agencies. The investment was made alongside new debt facilities and an equity investment from Beechbrook Capital LLP (“Beechbrook”) to accelerate its buy-and-build strategy. Strata was formed in 2018 through the merger of two agencies, led by CEO Simon Hambley and Client Services Director Cole Mulkerrins. The two founders are both 30-year industry veterans with deep sector experience in branding and events. The vision for Strata is to…
Rising pop/electro artist KAWAII HOE is capturing international attention with their debut album, The Reality, which has recently achieved impressive chart success on Apple Music’s Electronic Album Chart, it earns their first Top 5 in Ireland and climbing to Number 2 in Hong Kong. Known for their genre-blending, AI-driven production, KAWAII HOE is fast becoming a standout voice in modern pop music. The Reality combines bright melodies with thought-provoking lyrics, exploring themes of identity, fantasy, and reality. Featuring hit singles like “What If I’m Rich & Famous,” the album has quickly found an enthusiastic audience, particularly in Ireland and Hong…
The winners of the 10th anniversary Travel Media Awards, in association with Visit Qatar, were revealed at the Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane. The glittering event – attended by the UK’s leading travel media, industry operators and suppliers – saw 27 journalists, publications, broadcasters and photographers earn the coveted awards. New categories included Accessible Travel Writer of the Year, won by Sassy Wyatt of Blind Girl Adventures, and two Specialist Travel Writer awards, won by Ed Grenby and Harriet Mallinson. The new Emerging Writer of the Year award went to Queenie Shaikh. Actor and travel broadcaster Sir Michael…
‘The Sweeper Podcast’ is hosted by Lee Wingate and Paul Watson and goes where no other football podcast goes to cover football games across the world Episodes available fortnightly You can listen to all available episodes of the show here ‘The Sweeper – A World Football Podcast’ is proud to announce today the commencement of a new collaboration with football streaming platform FIFA+. The podcast, hosted by football aficionados Lee Wingate and Paul Watson, explores the wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member states and beyond. The pair of friends round up the global football headlines fans won’t hear elsewhere…
43% of Brits are bracing themselves for festive family fall outs, with everything from Scrabble squabbles to heating settings getting us hot under the collar To help ensure squabbles centre around rule-bending not over-spending, British Gas has launched a tongue-in-cheek ‘PeakSaver Card’ bringing to life the half price energy savings that British Gas customers can take advantage of this festive period British Gas customers are also able to get half off their electricity bills on Christmas Day and Boxing Day between 11am – 4pm, if signed up for the PeakSave offer by the 15th December A study of 2,000 adults…
Following today’s budget announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves for an additional £22.6 billion to reinforce the NHS, 18 Week Support (18WS) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the NHS’ aim to reduce waiting lists and deliver an extra 40,000 appointments, scans and operations every week. Using their extensive and experienced clinical teams, 18WS can deploy teams of clinical and operational staff to work at NHS sites to deliver surgical and diagnostic appointments and elective services in evenings and weekends, helping reduce waiting times. “It’s fantastic to see the government prioritising support for the NHS,” says Josh Collins, CEO of 18…